Yay! The fall is here. Okay, maybe not officially, but September means the start of (1) enjoying cooler weather, (2) wearing fabulous boots, and (3) jumping in a big piles of leaves. I’m extra excited this year because my son is old enough to enjoy the autumn as a toddler. My daughter is still a little young, but she loves watching and learning from her big brother. And therein

So I think I accidentally married the Verizon guy who used to say, “Can you hear me now?” I say that because my husband constantly has to repeat himself. “Why?” you ask. Because of…SCARLETT! My lovely, sweet baby girl screams like a feral cat at a dental cleaning without anesthesia and now my hearing is on the fritz. For some reason, her intense high-pitched screams can only

I swear to goodness everyone in my family needs something at every minute of the day. I’m not complaining I’m just stating a fact. Scarlett has a very specific schedule (even for a 4 month old) that’s based on The Contented Little Baby system. Westley has his own schedule which includes nap-time, bubble-time, lego-time and of course feeding-time. (God forbid my husband is late making dinner, Westley let’s him

I know I’m not the only parent out there to say this, “I’m tired of cleaning up baby poop!” With two under two and I feel like all I do is feed kids and clean up their crap – literally!! Oh, do I wish I had an easy trick to free parents of the bondage of dirty diapers, but I don’t. This is one battle

It’s crazy how time flies. Scarlett will be a month old on Thursday. I feel like it was just yesterday when I was sitting in the hospital with her in my arms. But the reality is, the days of holding a tiny 6-pounder are quickly passing. And so are the days of her only needing a few ounces of breastmilk. This girl can EAT and I’m doing

Literally, as I sit here trying to type this post about a solution for a Work At Home Parent who is caring for a newborn, my 3-week old daughter is crying for me to hold her. I love my daughter, Scarlett. She’s beautiful and sweet, but she is a serious Stage 5 Clinger. It seems that the only person who can give her immediate comfort when she’s

So Baby Girl Finch will here her in 10 days! Aahhh! I’m so excited to hold her and get to know her. I recognize though this time around will be different. With my first child, I didn’t have another little one to look after and a business to run. I was truly on leave for 3 months so it wasn’t a big deal to be held baby

I am so excited for the spring and summer. With the local weather improving each day, I am eager to get Westley and Baby Girl Finch outside. Between the cold winter weather and pregnancy nesting, it is time for us to get outside and enjoy the benefits of the outdoors. That got me thinking about how I used to love being outdoors when I was

So I’m in the homestretch of this pregnancy. At the end of March, my son, Westley will have his “B.” That’s his nickname for my belly/little sister, Baby Girl Finch. I’m so excited. I’m also reflecting on lessons learned from my first pregnancy. After thinking about several things to do differently in my last 30 days of pregnancy, I thought I’d share them with other mamas-to-be

This weekend I had the chance to exchange tips and tricks with a fellow mom about potty training and bottle weaning. She shared her success stories about potty training, and I shared mine about bottle weaning. I was so excited to share with her, I thought, why not post it here as well. Below is my journey through the world of bottle weaning which led me to